Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 50% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | Republican | 50% |
| Rodney Davis | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 3 | Drew Ferguson | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 50% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 50% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 50% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 50% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 50% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 50% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 50% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Johnny Isakson | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| Bill Johnson | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 50% |
| Fred Keller | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 50% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 50% |
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 50% |
| Paul Mitchell | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 50% |
| Devin Nunes | 50% | |||
| Pete Olson | 50% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Reed II | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Rice | 50% | |||
| Denver Riggleman III | 50% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 50% | |||
| Martha Roby | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 50% |
| Phil Roe | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 50% |
| Ben Sasse | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rick Scott | Republican | 50% |
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| John Shimkus | 50% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 50% |
| Ross Spano | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 50% |
| Chris Stewart | 50% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 50% |
| Van Taylor | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 50% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | R | 50% |
| Rodney Davis | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 50% |
| Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 3 | Drew Ferguson | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 50% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 50% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 50% |
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 50% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 50% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 50% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 50% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 50% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| Johnny Isakson | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 50% |
| Bill Johnson | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 50% |
| Fred Keller | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 50% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 50% |
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 50% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 50% |
| Paul Mitchell | 50% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 50% |
| Devin Nunes | 50% | |||
| Pete Olson | 50% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 50% |
| Tom Reed II | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 50% |
| Tom Rice | 50% | |||
| Denver Riggleman III | 50% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 50% | |||
| Martha Roby | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 50% |
| Phil Roe | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 50% |
| Ben Sasse | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rick Scott | R | 50% |
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| John Shimkus | 50% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 50% |
| Ross Spano | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 50% |
| Chris Stewart | 50% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 50% |
| Van Taylor | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 50% |